Profession: Screenwriter, Animator, Film Director, Writer, Film Producer, Television Director

Date of Birth: Jan 12, 1957

Nicknames: John Lassetter, John Alan Lasseter, Lasseter

Country: United States of America

John Lasseter is the chief creative officer at pixar and Walt Disney Studios, with a net worth of $100 million. John Lasseter has built his net worth through his work as an animator/director, executive producer and the main Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering. He was born in Hollywood, California in 1957

John Alan Lasseter (born January 12, 1957) is an American animator, film director and the chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios. He is also currently the Principal Creative Advisor for Walt Disney Imagineering.Lasseter's first job was with The Walt Disney Company, where he became an animator. Next, he joined Lucasfilm, where he worked on the then-groundbreaking use of CGI animation. After the Graphics Group of the Computer Division of Lucasfilm was sold to Steve Jobs and became Pixar in 1986, Lasseter oversaw all of Pixar's films and associated projects as executive producer and he directed Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Cars, and Cars 2.He has won two Academy Awards, for Animated Short Film (for Tin Toy), as well as a Special Achievement Award (for Toy Story).Lasseter was born in Hollywood, California. His mother, Jewell Mae (n'ee Risley), was an art teacher at Bell Gardens High School, and his father, Paul Eual Lasseter, was a parts manager at a Chevrolet dealership. Lasseter grew up in Whittier, California. His mother's profession contributed to his growing preoccupation with animation. He often drew cartoons during church services at the Church of Christ his family attended. As a child, Lasseter would race home from school to watch Chuck Jones cartoons on television. While in high school, he read The Art of Animation by Bob Thomas. The book covered the history of Disney animation and the making of a book about Sleeping Beauty, which made Lasseter realize he wanted to do animation himself. When he saw Disney's 1963 film The Sword in the Stone, he finally made the decision that he should become an animator.His education began at Pepperdine University. It was the alma mater of both his parents and his siblings. However, he heard of a new program at California Institute of the Arts and decided to leave Pepperdine to follow his dream of becoming an animator. His mother further encouraged him to take up a career in an

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The Walt Disney Family Museum has announced that it will hold its third annual fundraising gala on November 7, 2017. The event will honor John Lasseter, Chief Creative Officer of Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, with the Diane Disney Miller ...

Caroline Reid and Christian Sylt specialize in covering the theme park industry and the business of auto racing. Company bosses don’t come more creative than John Lasseter. One of Hollywood’s earliest advocates of computer animation, in 1995 he ...

John Lasseter, chief creative officer at Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios, is set to receive a special honor at this year’s Walt Disney Museum fundraising gala. Lasseter will be awarded the Diane Disney Miller Lifetime Achievement Award, which ...

The face of Pixar is not a character but a person. John Lasseter, he of the loud Hawaiian shirts and the loud laughter, directed the great films “Toy Story,” “A Bug’s Life” and “Cars.” Today he is the chief creative officer of Pixar.